bassboy2000
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Im not going to fix this my self but need a little advice.
I have a 81 sea ray 197 with 225 305 when i bought the boat couple years back the lower unit had like a clacking noise to it not to loud. Guy told me gimbel bearing so i had him change it.
After that no noise unless u turned all the way hard one way or another, went like that for a season or 2. week before our wedding end of last year ( we rented a 16x80 houseboat to get married on) had a guy change lower unit fluid he found mostly water in it. I talked to him about the clacking noise we couldnt get it to do it atm go figure. He put some green syn oil in it.
So we was on the lake for a week ran around some etc but noticed boat was taking on some water not real bad and not sure if this is related.
If we stepped onto the swim deck u could see the green lower unit fluid in the water .
We dock the houseboat and i fired it up it died a time or 2 then after trying to start 3 4 th time it wouldnt turn the motor over it acted like something was locked up.
Heard no noises etc when trying to start it. the wheel wants to turn when trying to start . motor seems like its getting atleast one crank and stops prop spins by hand.
I think the boat may have wrong lower unit i know it was changed at one point. I d like to just have more info and order the parts online and have someone fix it. So if lower unit is bad what would be the one i need.
Stern drive sn on block 5901722
Block sn 5923379
5878013 sn for lower unit now
Thanks for any help
I have a 81 sea ray 197 with 225 305 when i bought the boat couple years back the lower unit had like a clacking noise to it not to loud. Guy told me gimbel bearing so i had him change it.
After that no noise unless u turned all the way hard one way or another, went like that for a season or 2. week before our wedding end of last year ( we rented a 16x80 houseboat to get married on) had a guy change lower unit fluid he found mostly water in it. I talked to him about the clacking noise we couldnt get it to do it atm go figure. He put some green syn oil in it.
So we was on the lake for a week ran around some etc but noticed boat was taking on some water not real bad and not sure if this is related.
If we stepped onto the swim deck u could see the green lower unit fluid in the water .
We dock the houseboat and i fired it up it died a time or 2 then after trying to start 3 4 th time it wouldnt turn the motor over it acted like something was locked up.
Heard no noises etc when trying to start it. the wheel wants to turn when trying to start . motor seems like its getting atleast one crank and stops prop spins by hand.
I think the boat may have wrong lower unit i know it was changed at one point. I d like to just have more info and order the parts online and have someone fix it. So if lower unit is bad what would be the one i need.
Stern drive sn on block 5901722
Block sn 5923379
5878013 sn for lower unit now
Thanks for any help